The natural world has always been my milieu. I was forever out of doors as a child, coming in only to forage for something to eat and to sleep. My little Bean was here with me this weekend and when she wasn't out of doors with one of us, she was at the door asking to go out.
She and her Ma and Da and I went for a hike in the warm spring sunshine. She walked nearly half a mile on her own, stopping often to examine rocks and bugs and puddles. We followed a carefully mowed path through the Cobble where I take my write/hike groups, but the lure of the tall grasses was too much for Bean. She deliberately walked among them, her face open with delight, and could hardly be coaxed back to the open path. She is surely a child of my heart!
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So glad you're still here in Blogland!! :)
This sounds like an amazing day. You make me want to go outside!
Little Bean wanted to be in the tall grass where the fairies and elves hide.
That second picture -- the happy wanderer -- is priceless. Indeed your granddaughter ---
aww...i love being outdoors and did as a kid as well...i am glad she has that same heart...smiles...
Sounds like you had a perfect Mother's Day! [I'm loving The Forgotten Garden!]
Diane! So happy to see you back! Thanks for coming by.
gary - it's where I'd rather be, no matter what the weather.
June - how did you know? Me, too! Always did :)
J - she is, she is :)
Brian - me, too. We have a bond :)
Molly - isn't that a great book?
ha pauline!!! what better person to share her love for all that matters than with you!!! steven
She's a lucky little girl to have you for her gran. And wow, she walked 1/2 mile on her own? What a trooper.
Atta girl, little Bean. :)
Clearly it's in the genes, Pauline. How gratifying!
Steven - we are going to have fun, the Bean and me!
Kerry, she's a sturdy little soul!
Hilary - that's what I say, too.
Ah Dick, it is so neat to have a little one so interested in being out of doors. We explore every time we're together :)
What a doll! I know you were in heaven with her!
Barbara, one of my definitions of heaven is being with my grands!
I could never stay away from fields and tall grasses when I was small, either. I felt as if I was in a different world.
She's adorable, Pauline, I completely understand your definition of heaven! xx
Marion, we have so much in common! Wish you lived next door!
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